My Grandfather, who died when my dad was 13 was French and his name was Jacques. I was the first grandchild and therefore I was named Jacqui in honor of him. I love my name.
I think it would make more sense to use this Jacqui spelling as a nickname for Jacqueline. I don't understand why people use spellings like Jackie, Jacki and (heaven forbid) Jakki, when there is no "k" in the original name.
― Anonymous User 12/28/2009
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This spelling actually makes more sense if your name is spelled Jacqueline. But I don't really like Jacqui or Jacqueline. Too harsh and just has too many elements. I mean a Ja- sound, a qui, and an eline. Too much!